Sandeep K Mehta

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MRICS ®, CPSCM™, CPSM ®, MLS-SCM, CGNE™

DIRECTOR – PROCUREMENT I CHIEF PROCURMENT OFFICER I HEAD PROCUREMENT

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated, results-focused and proactive Director of Procurement with more than 30 years of experience developing global purchasing strategies, nurturing long-term business partnerships and significantly reducing expenses together with achieving profitability, cost containment, and outstanding customer service.

Reliable employee with exceptional analytical, organizational and people skills. Strong personal ethics and integrity. Emphasizes cross-functionality and team collaboration to brainstorm cost-reduction solutions.

SKILL SETS & EXPERTISE DOMAINS

Strategic Sourcing Procurement Risk Management Tendering Dispute Management Governance Supplier Assessment Spend Management Project Management Bidder Base Development Budgeting & Cost Control Relationship Management Feasibility Study Leadership Development Contracts Management SAP MM & SRM High Stake Negotiations Cross Cultural Team Management Stakeholder Management ARIBA.

Industries Exposure: Automotive (18 Years) & Real Estate Sector (12 Years)

Global region exposure: Worked in multinational cross-cultural matrix business environment.

USA. UK, Japan, China, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, Europe.

Expertise in Various Commodities Technologies – Casting, Forging, Electrical, Fabricated Metal Parts & Stamping, Mechanical assemblies, Glass, Rubber, Various proprietary parts in automotive & construction industry.

High ROI procurement professional with 30+ years of experience in new product introduction, project management, material management, strategic sourcing, supplier development, category management, procurement & logistics operations and CAPEX management.

Usage and deployment of the extensive data driven decision making process coupled with the business needs to achieve right decision at right time.

Experienced Professional in planning, managing and delivering large size new product introduction projects in Automotive Industry and Complex Construction Industry projects involving multiple stakeholders & complex situations.

Closely monitored. coordinated and controlled the work flow between diff stakeholders for completion and delivery of the new product & project deliverables on time.

Delivered proven results in reducing costs, conducting negotiations, planning and executing the entire gamut of construction projects in coordination with the other functions and strengthening relationships with different stakeholders.

Provide leadership for Purchase & Contracting functions for optimizing the cost of ownership through careful analysis of input costs that add to the bottom line of the organization.

People and process management expert, adept at building high-performance cross-cultural teams to steer organizations through challenging business objectives.

AUTOMOTOIVE INDUSTRY

Successfully delivered various new vehicle program launch involving New product development managed with ANPQP process. Managed steep ramp up curve for the program without any supply shortages or product quality issues.

Excelled in product costing using the product and process knowledge developed during careful analysis of the product in consultation with the R &D and process engineering team.

Owning the new product supply ownership – supporting and ironing out any quality/delivery issues and helping the mfg. plant and supply chain team for the production ramp up and delivery of the product as per the planning needs.

As a part of worldwide network, supporting other global region for the global sourcing activity from India to achieve the savings target, capacity balance.

Identify, develop and implement any new cost saving / quality improvement activity with the supply partners. Constantly helping the Product design team and process engineering team to develop new design/ mfg. methods which helps to reduce cost, improve quality and delivery.

Concise and clear regular update of the dashboard status report to all the stakeholders for ensuring the common level of information and seeking help in time for any critical issues.

Educational Qualifications: -

Doctorate in Supply Chain Management from Indian Institute of Business Management (IIBM), Mumbai 2020

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA), Welingkar Institute, Mumbai, 2003

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Newport University, California, USA, 1998

Diploma in Production Engineering, (D.P.E.) Agnel Tech. College, Mumbai, 1993

Professional Certifications

Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS™), a global professional body promoting and enforcing the highest international standards in the valuation, management and development of land, real estate, construction & infrastructure.

Certified Global Negotiation Executive (CGNE™), The Centre for Purchasing and Supply Chain Excellence.

Certified Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager (CPSCM ™), University of Houston, USA.

Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (CPSM), Institute of Supply Management, USA.

Modular Learning System in Supply Chain Management (MLS SCM™), ITC, Geneva, Joint agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN).

Professional Experience

Deputy Director – Sales, Marketing & CRM @ KNEST Manufacturers. March 2021- Till Date

Vice President - Sales, Marketing & CRM June 2020- Feb 2021

Plant Head – Manufacturing Feb 2020- May 2020

Team Size total 36 no’s: Direct – 8, Indirect – 28; Territory: PAN India

Knest Manufacturers is largest aluminium formwork company in India, headquartered in Pune and having regional offices across all metros. The clienteles are Real Estate Developers & large Civil contractors.

Sales, Marketing & CRM Head

Streamlined and strengthened the sales team with technical knowledge, market & competitor analysis to present unique selling points to potential customer.

Conceptualized & Enhanced the Brand Image. Prioritized & positioned the organisation from the product & unique strength of the company.

Skyrocketed the order book by 150% increase YOY and on time delivery performance to 100 %. Driven expansion in the new geographical market and achieved significant 40% market share in 12 months’ time.

Using data driven approach, Targeted and closed deal with the strategic customers for long term partnership.

Streamlined CRM team to have customer centric focus in every activity.

Plant Head

Started journey by heading Manufacturing Plant & streamlining the production processes to deliver consistent quality & output. Built up culture of timely delivery and quality output at the rated capacity.

Trained and motivated the manufacturing team to unleash the hidden potential to increase the production without major investment.

HEAD – PURCHASE @ NDW Group . Oct 2019 – Jan 2020

Team Size – Direct – 4, Indirect – 2 Territory – PAN India

Projects: Residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Healthcare, IT Parks & Large Township

•Spearheading the Purchase department and responsible for the timely delivery of the construction material at ongoing 11 sites in & around Mumbai. Handled management of about 150 suppliers and contractors spread across PAN India

•Some of the key tasks being handled are Strategic sourcing, category management, Supplier assessment & empanelment, procurement strategy formulation and implementation with the input & support of internal stakeholders.

•Continuous benchmarking of the new material, technology and innovation for the faster and quality project completion.

HEAD – PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTS @ Shree Naman Group, Mumbai

Team Size: Direct – 6, Indirect – 2; Territory: PAN India

Projects: Residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Healthcare, IT Parks & Large Township

Sept 2015 – Sept 2019

Responsible for strategizing procurement and contracting process; Ensuring timely availability of materials and services at site locations; implementing world class systems and processes for effective process management; and monitoring spend management on all procurement & contracting activities across multiple locations.

Handling complete contracts function for all the packages – Civil, MEP, Finishing & Infra Development.

Procurement & Contracts Management

Established the complete contracts function within organization at Shree Naman Developers Pvt Ltd., including recruiting & building up team and putting in places systems and procedures.

Lead high value contract negotiations; developed strategic partnership with contractors; devised frameworks & Governance mechanisms for materials & contracts administration at site level.

Conceived, conceptualized and implemented contracting strategy for all projects to develop optimum mix of cross grade contractors to deliver services in cost effective manner.

Developed procurement strategy for organization; designed and set up systems / processes to ensure timely procurement of quality materials and services at optimal cost.

Reviewed and restructured procurement strategy based on product availability, pricing information and market intelligence.

Driven and implemented strategic procurement initiatives like regional volume pooling & alternative materials usage; improve procurement planning through usage of ERP systems.

Lead project as a key stakeholder to optimize the project execution value chain.

Continuously assess competitor pricing and policies; benchmarking the current practices and proactively taken recovering steps to adapt the highly challenging business environment.

Responsible for building up the budget and its approval from the senior management. Continuously monitoring and management of the budget vs. spend. Generated Periodic MIS / Dashboard reports and circulated to the stakeholders.

Constantly conducting Market benchmarking for pricing, Identification, assessment & empanelment of the new technology & new supplier. At the same time, for all the current empanelled supplier / contractor, monitoring their performance and financial health issues, other market intelligence and re orient the procurement and contracting strategies accordingly.

Providing inputs at the design stage for the value engineering and standardization. Review with the supplier / contractor for the large spend category for the cost saving, Value Eng., easier and faster constructability and quality robustness.

Monitored projects from start to completion, to ensure project costs are within stipulated budget; arrive at mutually beneficial negotiations with contractors to promote cost savings.

Liaise with key suppliers/ contractors to ensure mutually beneficial long-term relationships. Promoted and implemented contractor evaluation systems and contract management systems to ensure high quality delivery within budgeted costs.

Continuous optimizing the number of empanelled suppliers and contractors from the cost, quality, delivery, safety and technology assessment criteria.

Team Development

Seek buy in from team members at all levels; ensure employee engagement as a critical driver for business success.

Built high performance teams to drive business growth; ensured career progression for staff members by aligning individual goals to organizational goals. Careful Career planning for team members through guiding, coaching, mentoring and motivating them towards superior team performance & for achieving department and unit’s objectives.

Key Achievements

In record time (10 months) Successfully completed sourcing and contracting activities for the Healthcare Business (Namaha Hospital) and ensured start of revenue without missing launch date.

Under budget sourcing of various contracts for the Residential Project (Worli, Habitat, Premier, Check Inn Hotel & Matunga Project). Achieved cost saving on all projects resulting positive contribution to business case.

Implemented Industry First Cost Plus Contracting Methodology for the Worli Project “XANA” to bring transparency, tighter spend control and project progress.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT & HEAD – Sourcing @ WAM India Group, Mumbai

Jan 2014 – Sep 2015

Team Size: Direct – 8, Indirect – 2; Territory: PAN India

Projects: Streamlining Procurement function

Provided sourcing and SCM expertise to multiple and diverse clients; supported organization to build strong processes/ systems to support the material management activities.

Assisted organization to increase net profits by implementing sourcing changes for existing business lines. Provided inputs with regards to competitors, client and supplier insights; conducted risk analysis to ensure stable supply chain from design to launch.

Realigned the complete procurement and sourcing systems/ process to deliver the tangible cost saving coupled with strategic partnership with leading suppliers. Achieved 5% of the material cost saving through resourcing, negotiations.

VICE PRESIDENT– CENTRAL PROCUREMENT @ Lodha Group, Mumbai.

May 2010 – Dec 2013

Team Size: Direct 18, Indirect – 40 Spend Budget INR 1900 Cr

Projects: Residential projects, Commercial towers, Large government car parking, Mass housing and Large city development.

As Procurement Head responsible for sourcing & contracting of all construction needs; implemented risk management frameworks to mitigate procurement and contract risk; reviewed and monitored supplier on boarding and their technical and financial performance; Ensured timely closure of techno commercial aspect of tendering; Managed logistics of high tonnage equipment’s used for high rise construction needs.

Implemented supplier performance management for top 20 suppliers contributing 80% spend.

Benchmarked, identified and implemented new technologies in high rise sector Jump form system @ World Towers and Table form system for multi level car parking.

Adopted innovative strategies for material sourcing; Steel focused on rolling margin, cut length ordering, Spend consolidation, wastage reduction by usage of couplers and Ready made steel. Achieved Savings by excise duty avoidance.

Established 7 new captive RMC plants within 1 year; implemented strict control on quality and ensured delivery of correct quantity, Consistently On time delivery resulting in lower project stoppages. Implemented web-based monitoring system for supplier performance & Linked performance and payment system for team incentive and supplier’s future business share allocation.

Key Achievements – Successful and timely completion of the sourcing & contract management for the challenging & complex projects (within approved budget).

Previous Assignments (Automotive OEM Industry).

ASSITANT GENERAL MANAGER– SOURCING @ Mahindra 2 Wheelers, Pune

Feb 2010 – Apr 2010

Team Size: 20, Spend Budget INR 1600 Cr

Handled Sourcing & Development of the Proprietary, Plastics and Electrical commodity parts.

Sourcing plan preparation, supplier assessment, RFQ process, negotiations, electronic bidding / reverse auction, nomination and part development activities including PPAP run and PSW completion.

DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER– SOURCING @ Renault Nissan Purchasing Org., Chennai

Sep 2008 – Jan 2010

Team Size: 20, Spend Budget INR 1600 Cr

Responsible for strategizing global and regional commodity; integrating business, technical and financial requirements; assessing supplier risk, component risk rating and identifying mitigation plans and giving recommendation for alternatives; acting as primary interface for external suppliers; and manage business partnerships.

Completed localization of critical components as per Global Renault & Nissan Quality Standards within 1 year of operation.

Achieved 90% of localization for 4 different vehicle platforms Logan, Micra, Sunny & Duster.

DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER– SOURCING @ Mahindra Renault Limited, Mumbai

Apr 2004 – Aug 2008

Team Size: 20, Spend Budget INR 175 Cr

Achieved localization content of more than 80 % of the total portfolio at the start of production level

Monitored and ensured successful start of operation for 16 new Greenfield supplier plants for localization.

DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER– SOURCING @ Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Mumbai

Dec 1992- Mar 2004

Team Size: 20, Spend Budget INR 175 Cr

Successfully localized and developed local suppliers for the various parts of Scorpio vehicle, 3 family of engines.

Corporate Trainings :-

Trainings at Renault SAS, France

•Cost Control and Management Benchmark Costing, Standard Costing for parts and feature based costing method.

•Purchase Systems and Strategies for Cost reduction, Supplier assessment Worldwide Purchase activity, Synergy Buying, VA / VE Sessions at Renault, Nissan & supplier factories in Japan, China, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan & U.S.A.

Awards & Achievements

1.Received Leadership Award in "Professional Excellence in Sourcing & Procurement" category at 114th Procurement, Project Management, Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Management Mumbai Leadership Award.

2.Invited as Esteem Panellist to have a panel discussion on “Best Practices for Uncovering, Managing and Mitigating Supply Chain Risk and Compliance” at TSC 2019 – Technology Supply Chain Conference organized by CPO Innovation.

3.Invited as Esteem Panellist to have a panel discussion on "Internal Negotiation: Fostering collaboration & dialog within Teams, Division and your Firm" at The Negotiation and Leadership Symposium 2018 in June 2018. Video Link https://youtu.be/hJ2RW9fAC6U

4.Invited as Esteem Panellist to have a panel discussion on “Making the Right choice - arbitration over legal court proceedings” at Construction Claims and Dispute Management Summit.

5.“Best Contributor for VA/ VE Ideas for Automotive Sector” awarded by President of Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra in year 2003 for implementing Value Analysis/ Value Engineering Idea for Scorpio vehicle resulting in direct annual cost saving of Rs 12 Crores without compromising on technical specification and improving customer delight.

6.Received fast track promotions, to become the youngest DGM in Mahindra & Mahindra in April 2004.

7.Handpicked by British Council to lead overseas assignment for Labuato Ltd. (Group Company of Valeo) in United Kingdom, UK, (1999-2000).

8.Achieved consistent cost savings of 3% YoY at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Renault Nissan Purchasing organisation.

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